ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS UK

Charity number: 1101849
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Engineers Without Borders UK brings people, ideas and engineering together to address the complex global challenges associated with the effects of climate change, resource depletion, urbanisation and population growth. We primarily work in the UK education sector and with local partners on development projects in sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Asia and Latin America.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£783,770

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Donations and legacies £399.95k
Charitable activities £167.30k
Other trading activities £215.00k
Investments £1.08k
Other £434

Total expenditure:
£631,802

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Raising funds £53.29k
Charitable activities £578.51k
Other £0

£3,535 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £53.29k
Charitable expenditure £578.51k
Retained for future use £151.97k

People

9 Employee(s)

9 Trustee(s)

300 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Ghana
  • India
  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • Northern Ireland
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Rwanda
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 January 2004: Standard registration
  • 02 February 2017: Funds received from 1148568 HERITAGE WITHOUT BORDERS LIMITED
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • EWB-UK (Working name)
  • INGENIEURS SANS FRONTIERS (Working name)
  • ISF-UK (Working name)
  • ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Eleanor Louise Carey Trustee 29 January 2025
None on record
Luke Smith Trustee 29 January 2025
None on record
Dr Goudarz Poursharif Prof Trustee 23 October 2024
None on record
Paul Skerry Trustee 09 October 2023
None on record
Adriana Vargas-Colwill Trustee 01 April 2022
None on record
Anna Claire Hein Trustee 01 April 2022
None on record
Akaraseth Puranasamriddhi Trustee 17 November 2021
None on record
Malithi Hennayake Trustee 17 November 2021
None on record
Zoe Clare Haseman Trustee 30 June 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £625.35k £645.75k £813.62k £614.92k £783.77k
Total expenditure £638.31k £592.40k £744.23k £853.47k £631.80k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £512.74k £497.33k £615.16k £433.53k £399.95k
Income - Other trading activities £84 £77.40k £84.91k £60.43k £215.00k
Income - Charitable activities £111.19k £63.48k £106.92k £118.87k £167.30k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £1.34k £2.64k £0 £0 £1.08k
Income - Other £0 £4.91k £6.64k £2.09k £434
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £543.26k £464.67k £597.47k £705.22k £578.51k
Expenditure - Raising funds £95.05k £127.73k £146.76k £148.26k £53.29k
Expenditure - Governance £6.64k £57.49k £57.49k £50.15k £7.85k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £696 £459 £7.03k £5.41k £3.29k
Long-term investments £36.66k £39.29k £0 £33.71k £37.24k
Other assets £572.37k £639.81k £763.41k £535.04k £631.88k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £19.94k £36.43k £59.70k £105.77k £48.53k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 14 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 03 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 03 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 13 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 13 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 25 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 25 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/08/2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/01/2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/06/2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/10/2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/11/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/09/2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 MAR 2017 as amended on 27 Nov 2019 as amended on 25 Nov 2020 as amended on 17 Nov 2021

Charitable objects

RELIEVE, OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF, POVERTY AND SUFFERING IN THE UK AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO; 1. COORDINATING, FUNDING AND PARTICIPATING IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY PROJECTS OR PARTS OF PROJECTS WITH A STRONG ENGINEERING OR TECHNICAL COMPONENT; 1.2. PROVIDING AND PROMOTING THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TRAINING IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; 1.3 PROVIDING EXPERIENCE TO AND STIMULATING INTEREST AMONG THOSE WITH STRONG POTENTIAL IN THE FIELD OF DEVELOPMENT WORK; 1.4 PROMOTING, COORDINATING AND FUNDING RESEARCH ON DEVELOPMENT TOPICS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH A STRONG ENGINEERING OR TECHNICAL COMPONENT; 1.5 THE RAISING OF PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DEVELOPMENT ISSUES, PARTICULARLY THOSE RELATED TO ENGINEERING OR TECHNOLOGY; 1.6 THE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS WITH OBJECTIVES ALIGNED WITH THOSE OF THE CHARITY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH HUMAN AND OTHER RESOURCES; 2. ADVANCE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO; 2.1 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE UK AND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, PARTICULARLY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; 2.2 THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF POVERTY AND SUFFERING; 3. TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME RESOLVE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS UK
The Foundry
17 Oval Way
London
SE11 5RR
Phone:
02037525820
Email:
ceo@ewb-uk.org
Website:

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